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So I'm trying to do the Penny trick on my brothers Xbox cause it got RRoD. It is out of warranty. Only problem is, I took the motherboard out and the chips that I'm supposed to put the pennies on aren't there. Theres like an outline of where they SHOULD be but nothing. This Xbox is my old one from 2008 so I'm wondering why it doesn't have them and if I can still go ahead with the penny trick?

So I'm trying to do the Penny trick on my brothers Xbox cause it got RRoD. It is out of warranty. Only problem is, I took the motherboard out and the chips that I'm supposed to put the pennies on aren't there. Theres like an outline of where they SHOULD be but nothing. This Xbox is my old one from 2008 so I'm wondering why it doesn't have them and if I can still go ahead with the penny trick?

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what is the secondary error code when you hold sync and press eject 4 times slowly counting how many quadrants of the red ring show????

Did you know its a 2 years warranty??
Most people think its only 1 year of warranty... So how long do you have your xbox...

The penny trick is really dangerous as it could ruin everything..
Try the towel trick first, which is more safe but doesnt work as good, and takes longer

Good luck!
I checked it. The warranty was up on it. It expired last december.

Quoted from gisel213:

QUOTE(Rock Raiyu @ Jul 3 2010, 12:03 AM) So I'm trying to do the Penny trick on my brothers Xbox cause it got RRoD. It is out of warranty. Only problem is, I took the motherboard out and the chips that I'm supposed to put the pennies on aren't there. Theres like an outline of where they SHOULD be but nothing. This Xbox is my old one from 2008 so I'm wondering why it doesn't have them and if I can still go ahead with the penny trick?

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what is the secondary error code when you hold sync and press eject 4 times slowly counting how many quadrants of the red ring show????

no screws just put the board back in the metal case fan and fanshroud in also then touch the eject button and sync button
with a toothpick like i said and get the code... also slide in the little power button board cant power up without it...